General Chat

I have bought a lot online mainly from Amazon, I think they can be trusted. I wont use Ebay although I have seen some good bargins. A couple of years ago I ordered a couple of T-shirts and a pair of trousers from a large retail ladies clothes store.....the driver tried to shove them through my letter box, which then got stuck, damaging the letter box, so never again from them. I have ordered a few things for my granddaughter cot for instance which was delivered to my daughters address the next day, giving an hour slot to when it would be arriving...you cant get better than that

I have used Tesco and Asda online but not since we have lived here with a large Morrisons opposite and Sainsburys down the road

Books for my Kindle ~ I get new ones every day (don't ask how many books I have waiting to be read).

I get some goods from an Australian company online. Their prices are good, and they are reliable (had to send one thing back for a replacement, no problem). We live quite a distance from shopping centres, and I'd rather spend a few $$s on delivery charges than spending half a day driving to shops, looking for a park, and putting up with crowds!

I've bought appliances, lamps, doormats, sheets, perfume, office chairs...... the list goes on.

I wouldn't buy clothes online, because sizes can vary..... and would never buy shoes, because my feet are a different size... not just a teeny bit, but a full size. :-(

W H Smiths sell old OS maps; but usually only the ones for the local area. It's the same for books about local history. If you're researching another part of the country, it's usually better to go online.

I order clothes from the catalogue on- line.

Other than that, I occasionally do a Sainsbury's or a Tesco.

Liquorice, sugar - free sweets, a copy of the Gough Map from the Bodleian Library and OH bought me a couple of books from Amazon and I once bought some CDs and a copy of an old OS map.

That is the sum total of my internet shopping experience.

What sort of things do you usually buy online? Is there anything you wouldn't buy online?
What are your favourite sites for online shopping?

I've bought quite a lot of books online. I've started buying cherry hot chocolate online, because the shops don't seem to sell it any more.

Also, where I live is quite a rural location, so there aren't too many shops. So it's a lot easier to shop on the internet.

Are there any sites you don't trust? Have you had any bad experiences shopping online?
There have been a few occasions when the items I've ordered online haven't turned up, but the online retailers have (in most cases) sent replacements or refunds for items 'lost in the post'.

Do you prefer shopping online or in shops?